coiffer au poteau

French

Alternative forms

• coiffer sur le poteau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.fe o pɔ.to/

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Verb

coiffer au poteau

1. (transitive) to pip to the post (to overcome at the last minute, to overtake at the decisive moment, to beat to the punch at the very end)

See also

• prendre de court
• devancer